Show NO P8WER TO ACT Colombians Land Troops on Ow Soil but Marines Strong Enough to Head Off Attack Washington Dee 23The following cablegram waD received at tho Navy deportment de-portment today from RoarAdmiral Coghlan dated Colon Mayflower reports re-ports having met with the Pinzon carrying carry-ing 800 men and munitions bound from base at Tltumatl Official maps of the Navy department do not show any place by the name of Tliumati but the supposition Is that the point referred to Is Tomato a group oC three Islands lying half n mile from tho Colombian coast In the Gulf of Darien and about thirty miles southeast of Cupe Tlburon Tho Tumalc Islands being n part of Colombian territory the department It without any power to act beyond observing observ-ing the movomonts of this detachment of Colombian troops Tho situation at the Islo of Pines however Is quite different differ-ent as that Island IB within Panama territory ter-ritory nnd it Is not to bo expected that the eighty of more Colombians who woro landed there will be permitted to remain RoarAdmiral Walker informed tho President that In his opinion It would bo expedient to leave to the marines tho protection pro-tection of tho Republic of Panama and that It san unnecessary to Increase the force of marines already in Panama or In Isthmian waters Regarding tho health of the marines RtarAdmiral Walker told the President that it could scarcely bo better |